THIRD MYANMAR DIGITAL RIGHTS FORUM, 18-19 JANUARY 2019 PHANDEEYAR MYANMAR INNOVATION LAB, YANGON Summary Report The third Myanmar Digital Rights Forum (MDRF) took stock of the current state of digital rights in the country, learned from international experience, and engaged with stakeholders to identify advocacy and capacity-building priorities for action. The 3rd MDRF was co-organized by Freedom of Expression Myanmar (FEM), Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB), Myanmar ICT Development Organization (MIDO) and Phandeeyar, and sponsored by the Embassy of Sweden and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Myanmar. The topics and format of the forum was shaped by different CSOs representatives and local human rights defenders across Myanmar with all-inclusive approach. Previous forums were held in December 2016 and January 2018. Figure 1 Representatives from six sectors. MDRF`19 This was the biggest forum yet, attended by approximately 250 participants (with a near even split between women and men) with many new participants (Figure 1). Only 15% of participants also attended in 2018. Those attending included senior government officials from the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MoTC), Ministry of Labour, Immigration & Population (MoLIP), Ministry of Information (MoI), and Ministry of Religious and Cultural Affairs (MoRCA), parliamentarians, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, journalists and tech sector businesses. 2